Friday, June 28, 2013

Apology

I just wanted to check in with my faithful followers and explain why I haven't blogged since June 1. I have received numerous messages asking about our whereabouts. We are still out there cruising and did not sink. I needed to update my operating system and couldn't find a Wifi signal during our travels that was reliable enough to update the system. All of my updated software failed. Fortunately, I was able to update the system today and new blogs should be posted soon. Thank you for checking in on our travels. Much has happened aboard the Simple Life since my last blog at Okracoke Island and I will be posting within the coming days. Thank you for following our blog.

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About me My husband Joe and I have been sailing together for more than 35 years. We began our sailing careers racing Hobie 16's and competing as a team for more than 10 years at the regional and national level. We have also competed single handed racing against each other aboard Sunfish sailboats enjoying the frostbite racing fleet in winters in RI and the regional and national level competitions in summer. In 1991 we upgraded to a cruising boat with the purchase of a 34' Irwin sailboat named Simple Life. In 2001 "new" Simple Life came into our lives. She is a 37' Island Packet. In 2003-04 we embarked on a yearlong sailing sabbatical aboard Simple Life and cruised from RI to the Out Islands of the Bahamas. During this time I authored a book about their experience as first time liveaboard cruiser titled "Leave the Shore Behind." Joe and I recently completed our round trip sailing adventure from RI to the Florida Keys and back in June of 2013. We plan to sail away again returning to the Bahamas in the in the Fall of 2013 to destinations in the little latitudes and beyond. Until then we are based in Rhode Island sailing the waters of Narragansett Bay and Massachusetts.